title: Regulation of interleukin-2 and interleukin-6 production from T-cells: involvement of interleukin-1 beta and transforming growth factor-beta.
abstract: The effect of recombinant (r) interleukin-1 beta (rIL-1 beta) and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) on the production of interleukin-2 (IL-2) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) from an antigen-specific (LBRM-33-1A5) and an antigen-nonspecific (EL-4-NOB-1) T-cell line was investigated. rIL-1 beta induced the production of IL-2 and IL-6 from EL-4-NOB-1 cells in a dose-related manner. The LBRM-33-1A5 cells required phytohemagglutinin (PHA) in addition to rIL-1 beta in order to produce IL-2 and IL-6. IL-2 production was found to precede IL-6 production in both cell lines. No IL-2 or IL-6 production was observed by adding r murine tumor necrosis factor-alpha or r murine interferon gamma to the cells. The presence of 1 ng/ml TGF-beta reduced IL-2 and IL-6 production from both T-cell lines by more than 80%. The inhibition of IL-2 and IL-6 production was still evident by a concentration as low as 10 pg/ml of TGF-beta. rIL-1 beta and PHA also stimulated murine thymocytes to produce IL-6 which was inhibited up to 85% in the presence of 1 ng/ml TGF-beta. Taken together these results suggest that TGF-beta may suppress immune responses by inhibiting the endogenous production of IL-2 and IL-6.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cancer Research, University of Trondheim, Norway.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Espevik
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Waage
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Faxvaag
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Shalaby
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D015291:Transforming Growth Factors / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D007376:Interleukin-2; D015850:Interleukin-6; D015291:Transforming Growth Factors